Unit 514

Unit 514 Safeguarding and protection of vulnerable adults (P1)

[Date of Submission]Unit 514 Safeguarding and protection of vulnerable adults (P1)

UAN: R/602/2856

Level: Level 5

Credit value: 5

GLH: 37

Relationship to NOS: This unit is linked to HSC 45, 430

Aim The goal of this unit is to evaluate the knowledge, skills and understanding of the learner which is essential to safeguard and protect adults, who are vulnerable. After completing this unit the learners should have a good knowledge of the regulatory and legal grounds to protect and at the same time, they should also to be aware of the procedures and actions which may to be taken or followed. It is also inclusive of the personalisation agenda to support the people so that they can encourage enough confidence that the people are able to independently manage their risks. The most important step for protection is to work with different corporations so as to get the best result possible.

The practices for protection are usually applicable on the young people (those individuals who are below eighteen years old) and children. The major points of the legislations are further expanded so that the protection standards also cover 'vulnerable adults'. The definition of a vulnerable adult is a person, who is of the age or over the age of eighteen years. He/she is either dependent on other people for the performance or needs assistance in the performance of the most basic of functions; the person is a victim of chronic disability and while communicating with other individuals he/she possesses a less than normal ability to defend himself or herself from abuse assault and or neglect. This disability might be because of a physical or learning impairment and which may be caused because of a mental or physical disease which might further be either chronic or otherwise. This may be a drug or alcohol addiction, or may even simply be a reduced mental or physical capability.

In the year 2000, during the month of March, the Department of Health issued a No Secrets guidance, in accordance to the Section 7 of the 1970's Act of Local Authority Social Services. The guidance holds the social services responsible, for acting as a coordinator in the creation of local procedures and policies that shelter the adults (who are vulnerable) from abuse. Additionally, it merits that external statutory agencies have to work in collaboration, so as to ensure that the right procedures, policies and practices are implemented and are in place on a local level as well. In 2005 October, Safeguarding Adults was published by the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services, which is a national skeleton of the requirements or standard of good practice. The said skeleton highlighted eleven appropriate practice standards. If they are implemented, they might lead to the creation of high quality and consistent work in the adult protection sector. The Adult Social Services Association of Directors recognized the huge changes in the field of adult protection; they changed the schema which used to be adult protection or the ...